The news that orcas are attacking and sinking ships off Europe's Iberian coast has the world captivated by the strange workings of the creatures' culture.
off Europe's Iberian coast has the world captivated by the strange workings of the creatures' culture.
Scientists at the University of Queensland in Australia suspect that bottlenose dolphins in Moreton Bay, near Brisbane, are teaching each other to 'beg' boats for fish. "Within the dolphins' social network, I found a cluster which would consistently patrol moored boats, waiting for recreational fishers to illegally toss them discarded bait or catches,"
That might seem like a disproportionate punishment for a well-intended act, but feeding dolphins can be seriously harmful to individuals and pods.
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